The oud is the most beautiful and important musical instrument in the middle east. It is the most beloved and shared instrument for Arabs and Jews. With the oud, as in the desert, time resonates in its own unique, boundless form, a type of Taqsim. Peace, too, takes its time”.

Yair Dalal

"....Music strengthens the beauty that exist in human soul "

"I was on my own early on Friday night, so I went along to see the Kronos quartet on stage one , but after they had played the Star Spangled Banner and Purple Haze opener the fire seemed to go out of their bellies, so I wandered over to see the most excellent Yair Dalal on stage three, which snuggles down in a dell to the right of stage one .

It was dark by the time I arrived and the ensemble were cooking gently as I ambled down to the far end of the stage and took up a position in front of the stack about 20 feet from the stage...